Informed and inspired by centuries of artists and writers who have used their otherness as a form of resistance and celebration (from Virginia Woolf to Ocean Vuong), poet and community activist T.S. IDIOT wants to ask where we find our own joy, and how to harness our otherness through our writing.
Suitable for groups of up to 20 participants, this workshop is focused on those with a lived experience of being LGBTQIA+, but no questions asked and everyone is welcome! The workshop begins with a brief and dynamic exploration of the history of queer writers, from the ancient Saphiccs to the underground gay writers of the 19th and 20th century ot the present day. Throughout history, artists who have felt othered by their gender or sexuality have created their own rules, breaking boundaries and celebrating their differences through writing and performance.
Our collective task within the workshop is to do the same - to ask ourselves what our own queer joy looks like, how to find it and how to use words and voice to share it. We will achieve this through group discussion, word association games, free writing tasks, collaborative writing and a final guided writing and editing session. After concluding and sharing our thoughts and our work, the workshop facilitator will edit and produce a shareable image of our collected writing - this can be digital or printed as an optional extra)
From 2021, this workshop has been delivered for Palace International Film Festival, Out On The Page, Class Festival, Shiiku Collective, The Garden Learning Space and Lyra Poetry Festival.
Suitable for groups of up to 20 participants, this workshop is focused on those with a lived experience of being LGBTQIA+, but no questions asked and everyone is welcome! The workshop begins with a brief and dynamic exploration of the history of queer writers, from the ancient Saphiccs to the underground gay writers of the 19th and 20th century ot the present day. Throughout history, artists who have felt othered by their gender or sexuality have created their own rules, breaking boundaries and celebrating their differences through writing and performance.
Our collective task within the workshop is to do the same - to ask ourselves what our own queer joy looks like, how to find it and how to use words and voice to share it. We will achieve this through group discussion, word association games, free writing tasks, collaborative writing and a final guided writing and editing session. After concluding and sharing our thoughts and our work, the workshop facilitator will edit and produce a shareable image of our collected writing - this can be digital or printed as an optional extra)
From 2021, this workshop has been delivered for Palace International Film Festival, Out On The Page, Class Festival, Shiiku Collective, The Garden Learning Space and Lyra Poetry Festival.